Kungekudala sakutshela ukuthi umqeqeshi waseSweden I-Polestar izoqala umzila ngaphandle kweVolvo. Umkhiqizo usebenzele umkhiqizi waseScandinavia kusukela ngo-1996, kodwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule bamemezele nge-akhawunti yabo ye-Instagram ukuthi bazoba umkhiqizi wezimoto zikagesi ezisebenza kahle kakhulu.
Lokhu akunjalo ngempela, ngoba lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zingezeqembu le-Chinese Geely, ngakho-ke kungaba ukuhlukaniswa kokubili, manje, abakhiqizi, ukuze bathole isabelo semakethe ngokwehlukana. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, kuyisu elihle lezohwebo, futhi kuzodingeka sibone ukuthi izenzakalo zenzeka kanjani.
Esikwaziyo ukuthi Imodeli elandelayo ye-Polestar izoba yi-coupe futhi izosuselwa kumodeli yakwaVolvo. Umlungisi ushicilele uchungechunge lokuthunyelwe ku-Instagram, eveza izingcezu zesithombe esiphelele semoto yakhe entsha. Umbono wangempela kakhulu wokwembula imodeli entsha, ngokungangabazeki.
Le coupe entsha izokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-Okthoba 17, ngakho-ke kusazodingeka silinde izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuze ekugcineni sithole ukuthi ibukeka kanjani. Njengoba sibona ukuhlanganisa zonke izithombe eziveziwe kuze kube manje, imoto entsha izofaka amalambu angemuva afana nalawo akwaVolvo S90. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingathuthukiswa isuka ku-SPA modular platform yakwaVolvo.
okwamanje akukho okwaziwayo ngenjini ezosetshenziswa le Polestar entsha, nakuba singaphetha ngokuthi kuzoba uhlelo olusetshenziswa kumamodeli akwaVolvo. Njengoba sinethemba kancane, mhlawumbe uhlelo lokushayela oluhlanganisa le coupé entsha i-T8 enenjini exubile, ehlanganisa amandla enjini kaphethiloli engu-320-horsepower kanye nenjini kagesi engama-80-horsepower, ukuhlinzeka imoto ngamahhashi angu-408.
Uma ekugcineni kuyimodeli yakwaVolvo elungiswe yiPolestar, lokhu kungaba ngeyokugcina eyenziwe ngumqeqeshi waseSweden ngaphambi kokuthatha indlela yabo entsha njengomkhiqizi wezimoto zikagesi ezisebenza kahle, nakuba njengoba sesivele siqinisekisile, bazoqhubeka nokuguqula izinhlobo zeVolvo.